Feedback & Reports

Completed all the morning chores I wanted to do in the garden , dog suitably walked , and all the necessary bits and bobs all sorted , this callsign was ready for a quick session on the Arrow ….. drove to the Whittern pull in , and a car was there , a blue focus I think , had no wild streams permit displayed , and I can’t remember having seen it booked up last night to be honest , anyway , did an about turn and headed for the Kington beat , which I hadn’t done for a while anyway ……

Strew she was low too , but there are some nice pools here so tackled up and did the moonwalk under the bridge to the first pool , which I know is generally a banker … Para Iron Blue was my chosen dry , and first cast , bang …….missed him , had another go , splashy take , this time on , great , no monster , but gorgeous red spots as always , only eight inches quickly released …. Onwards ….

The next four were like peas in a pod , all about eight inches , but great takes to the dry , all prospected casting , with some missed ones too , and a better fish I had on for about three seconds !!!! That huge ash tree is still a major nuisance to cross , and it would be over the deepest dam section wouldn’t it …. WUF , can this be chainsawed … I realise it’s all money , but perhaps a section just cut out so it’s passable . You can’t go field side , it’s two metres heigh with brambles , and the other side is too steep …. It’s been here a while now , one has been dealt with further up , that’s was about fifty yards down from the weir , good job done there too !!! I’m presuming maybe Kington angling club cleared it ?????

Anyway , assault course aside , fishing was hard going but still fun , and fish prepared to come up in the deep pools and hammer the dry , so much so I should have doubled the tally really , some really took me by surprise , but was quite happy with five , from a shrunken Arrow …. I did have a break after grappling climbing over that ash tree , flipping stones and catching bullheads in my net …. Took me right back to lazy afternoons when I was a young lad in Morda Brook or in the Cynllaith catching bullheads and minnows there …. Plenty in the Arrow too , and it seemed that most big fly stones lifted carefully there was a bully or two ….. oh hand plenty of caddies , in fact hundreds …….

A pleasant three hours on an old stomping ground , good sport too , don’t you just love a lazy few hours mooching upstream on a Saturday ……. Sorted !!!!!!!

5 Trout

Fishing upstream from the top bridge from 10am till 4pm windy cold day fly life and fish activity steadily increased as temperature rose around midday,,water level low but fishable producing very quick rises from small fish to dry iron blue adams most succesful. Rises slowed after 2pm but hatch contnued to develope with pleany of different Olives including Mayfly still and some sedges later too,sadly commitments meant could not stay onto a promising evening rise.An Enjoyable day.

2 Trout

Surprisingly tricky this morning... fished an old favourite between nine and eleven .. no takers on the tiny Deer Hair emeger I tried first thing ... nor on a big bushy mayfly either come to think of it !!!!

Mmmmmmm .... its sometimes nice figuring out a tricky session , on with a tan klinhammer ... bang!! First one to have about eight inches lovely colours as always...second one another forty yards up same size ... then it was that canalised section had the third ... feisty and all of six inches , as was the last up by the weir ... I did see footprints in the silt on the way up in a likely position a fly angler would stand ,so could have been a Kington member there earlier not sure ... still a fun couple of hours I did stop of at another river enroute home and managed three there on the Parachute Adams , so a fun varied morning ..... Bit of a jungle up at the Kington beat now and that huge Ash across the river is dam hard to negotiate now !!! An easier one next week I think like Hergest or Llandewi .... mind you , there all on their bones now .... let's have three good days of rain .... sorted !!!!

4 Trout

Back to one of my old favourites !!!! Parked up at ten and tackled up ... did notice a few olives on the go from the off so on with an eighteen Parachute Adams see how the mop flops !!!

Good fun from the off ...... stealth required here like at the Whittern ... but careful presentation had me five this morning . I only fished up to the weir... water low but trout are looking up !!! Sizes this morning the usual stamp , between eight and ten inches .... lovely splashy takes too ... I did miss three corkers too !!ohh well thats life ....

The huge tree down across the river half way between the bridge and the weir could do with either a walk way around it now or some other solution .... I'm nimble but it's still dam hard work to negotiate .... maybe thats why it isn't as popular this year !!! Who knows .....

Anyway , still a cracking three hours and actually some good sport !! Stayed on the same Para Adams all the way up to the weir ..... lovely job .. on the walk back down it appears the field is crops this year and not those feisty black Aberdeen Angus.... that's a plus factor.... a fun morning back here soon !!

5 Trout

First foray this year & good to be out on a mild Spring day. One trout to a small beaded pink nymph early on, then very quiet for remaining couple of hours fishing up lower section of beat to where fallen trees turned it into an assault course.

1 Trout

Two Small WBT caught on hares ear nymph. Always a challenge this time of year and access difficult due to overgrown vegetation. Still a great beat to fish. Water levels low, but still a few decent pools and riffles. Didn’t see any fish rising today, hence nymphing. Did try a few terrestrials and Adam’s dry to no avail. A few big trees down and across the river making it difficult to navigate.

2 Trout

Fantastic afternoons fishing at Kington! Most fish produced from 3 very special and productive slow runs. Water was up slightly following rain the preceding night, this bit of colour and murk helped no end with the stealth aspect of this small stream. Bit of water pushing through seemed to have gotten the fish feeding on the top too, with some caught to the dry sedge of a duo setup, as well as the usual vicious hits on a flashy black beadhead nymph suspended below. Great day out, only covered about a third of the beat as well! Cheers WUF

16 Trout

Well plumbed for one of my old favourites !!! Good old faithful Kington beat of the Arrow , that I know so well . Dull overcast and a tiny bit of drizzle when I parked up at the Hergest Btidge at eight bells . Perfect weather I thought ,as I set up my trustee six foot , two weight rod and a tint Parachute Pheasant Tail . Did the business this morning , that and a Para Greenwells , And surprisingly good fish in skinny low water too .

Nine brought to the net this morning , ranging in size from seven to eleven inches . I did have a cracker on the dry just above the weir , strewth he surprised me , and really put up a quick five second scrap then he was off !!!!! Dooooooooh , oh well there for another day , wiser and and smarter no doubt !! All fish on the Parachute dries , Great fun as always . . . . . . .

The river is getting a tad low now , a lot of my casting was on my knees , and I'm feeling it now as I write this report !!! Running clear , no real algal build up on the rocks yet . Looks like rain into next week , so that'll refresh the rivers a good bit I hope !!!

Did not do the full beat , cut out into the field , were a pipe runs to the farm crossing the river at about waist height . Lots of debris building up against it WUF . May cause a problem later on , as might the two big trees down further downstream !!! A good bit of tidying up needs to be done here , it's looking very much unloved , especially up passed the weir !!!! Shocking state in places . But loop round these rough areas and you'll find some fishable water . . . . Just !!!!

Always nice to have a session here , it's easy for me to get too and very very local , so absolutely ideal !! Well a relaxing four hours , some lovely brownies to the net , a quick lunch then time to get some chainsawing done . . . . . No peace for the wicked hey !!!!!! Lol . . . . . . . . . . .

9 Trout

Fished the lower part of the beat c. 800 metres upstream from Hergest Bridge. Significantly easier than Hergest Court and Titley beats fished previously as overhanging trees rather less dense. However probably less than 50% of this beat is actually fishable, which is a pity as there are some great pools heavily overhung. I like to think that I am a competent fly caster but side casts, roll casts and even the "bow and arrow" approach proved impracticable. Sparse hatch of olives; numerous midges visible and a few rises. River effectively blocked by two large fallen trees below the Gladestry Brook.

2 Trout

Well had all intentions to head to one of the Cilieni beats ,but didnt relish the thought of an hours journey in this heat !!! So plumbed for one of my favourites!!! Again stifling even at ten to eight when I parked up , reading 17 degrees in my truck and rising fast !!!

Tackled up the usual six foot two weight rod , and opted for a tiny 18 Parachute pheasant Tail, worked a treat and casting to risers and prospecting had some lovely takes this morning ! Superb fun . . .

Rivers getting a tad low now , even from a week ago !! Did notice some otter spraint up by the weir too, were I called it a day , and cut out into the field at half eleven . Eight portly , feisty chaps between seven and ten inches to the net and a couple missed . Must do the whole beat one of these mornings after three shredded wheat !!! As it's a jungle up passed the weir !!!lol !!!

Great fun as always and a really pleasant three hours sport , lovely job !! Will attempt to get to the Upper Cilieni next week !! Happy days . . . .

8 Trout